FOR HIS TOUGHNESS ON THE COURT. BUT AWAY FROM THE GAME, HE'S FIGHTING FOR AN EVEN GREATER CAUSE. AS KOAT ACTION 7 SPORTS DIRECTOR ORLANDO SANCHEZ FOUND OUT, IT'S A BATTLE THAT HITS HOME ....ON MOTHER'S DAY. when I walk down the ramp and we get to the introductions my name is called and the whole crowd does the Hugh....INSERT NATS... that's my favorite moment by far looking back that will be the biggest thing I miss ON PAPER, HIS NUMBERS WON'T IMPRESS YOU. BUT HUGH GREENWOOD MAKES THE PLAYS THAT DON'T SHOW UP ON THE STAT SHEET. HE'S NOT AFRAID TO SACRIFICE HIS BODY FOR THE TEAM, OFTEN CALLED THE GLUE. THE ONE WHO HOLDS EVERYTHING TOGETHER. i'm probably not going to make the fancy play but I'm willing to do all the dirty work and I'm willing to win at the end of the day I'm such a competitor love winning AND IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY. greenwoods never give in we've just embedded it in our kids you get knocked down you get up GREENWOOD HAS NEVER LOST A MOUNTAIN WEST TOURNAMENT GAME. AND COULD END UP AS THE WINNINGEST LOBO IN PROGRAM HISTORY. HARD TO BELIEVE UNM WASN'T EVEN ON HIS RADAR AT ONE POINT. then I came to new mexico and fell in love with it was just fortunate a blessing in disguise basically to have all these schools pull out GREENWOOD HAS BEEN AWAY FROM HOME SINCE HE WAS 15, AND IT HASN'T BEEN EASY. HIS MOTHER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A RARE FORM OF BREAST CANCER. it was so emotional I didn't like talking about it the uncertainty of it all. once mom got sick and seeing the stuff she went through I wanted to stay we just said to him you just got to keep chasing your dream and keep doing what you're doing if you want to keep us happy HUGH AND YOUNGER SISTER JOSIE PLAYING BASKETBALL PROVED TO BE THERAPEUTIC FOR THE FAMILY. it helped each other really it helped me seeing him do that and it helped him because he thought he was helping me my mom inspired us as a family HUGH'S MOM IS A SURVIVOR, AND HE'S REMINDED OF IT EVERY DAY, WITH A PINK RIBBON TATTOOED ON HIS HAND. having it there having people see it, it helps get that awareness out. it's a reminder to us all that breast cancer affects a lot of people a lot of families YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED HUGH'S HAIR HAS GOTTEN LONGER. SOME TIME NEXT SEASON, HE PLANS TO CUT IT ALL OFF, AND DONATE IT, TO RAISE FUNDS FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH. I think its great us Greenwoods can grow hair it means a lot to Hugh it's part of how he deals with as a family what we went through and I think it's a great great thing and I'm incredibly proud of him ORLANDO SANCHEZ KOAT ACTION 7 SPORTS. HUGH IS THINKING ABOUT SHAVING HIS HEAD FOR THE LOBO HOWL, OR LET IT GROW UNTIL THE END OF NEXT SEASON, IN HOPES OF RAISING MORE DONATIONS. HE'S WORKING ON SETTING UP A WAY FOR PEOPLE TO DO THAT.